Where are you from? Braulio is going to host tournaments at GB Birmingham in the future as we have 3 marked mats now. If you go to the website and click on 'check out our promo video' on the bottom right of the page, you can see some footage from the recent kids tournament!
http://www.graciebarrabirmingham.com/
These little buggers are gonna be lethal!
No Brasa boys in here?! god damn, I am the only one
good luck to all you guys. I won't be competing (not sure if I can make it on time, as I am working on sat and maybe sun). But maybe I will bump into some of you when I come in later on the day.
Brasa are a bunch of wankers anyway
Thats a bit steep!!!!
but fuck it - TTT this thread as Im bang on weight and theres at least 60 competitors from Carlson Gracie Revolution Team!!!!!
No Brasa boys in here?! god damn, I am the only one
good luck to all you guys. I won't be competing (not sure if I can make it on time, as I am working on sat and maybe sun). But maybe I will bump into some of you when I come in later on the day.
Just back too, had an awesome day!
Managed to win my first fight with dominant positioning but couldn't get the sub. Lost the second by 2 points i think as my opponent got the take down. I managed to reverse it but couldn't fully pass his guard. Was very close to getting mount but just couldn't get my foot out!
Really enjoyed it though and i know what to expect now.
Things i learned:
a) my standup needs a LOT of work
b) My cardio needs EVEN MORE work than the standup (!)
c) I could do with being more aggressive/decisive
d) I need work on passing half guard
e) Need work on grip endurance
I feel it went well apart from that though, best part for me was Braulio saying i fought like a warrior! Think my next tourny will be an amateur MMA event in July.
The thing that really surprised me is how much i forgot, instinct seemed to take over. I got side control fairly early in the first fight and my mind went completely blank!
My mate recorded it so will get vids up when i get the footage.
Brasa are a bunch of wankers anyway
Well done, did you manage to pull guard or did you go for your own takedowns?
Think Carlsons takes the prize there, as they brought a megaphone. :wink:brasa = 10 brazilians shouting there heads off at the corner of the mats at there students:icon_twis
^^^I know what you mean (read my earlier post).
I cut weight and arived at 9.30 because the instructions on the tournament website said arrive before 10 am to weigh in. I assumed we would weigh in and then be free to rehydate and eat. Going the whole day before weighing in meant no food and only a little water was tough. But a lot ot tournies lack simple organisation. I also had to wait ages for my medal at the end and almost didn't get it.
Regarding your game and the tournament, you may find that there is a big difference between the way you roll in class and the way to win in tournies. I like to go for positional dominance, takedown, pass guard, knee on belly as these are things that rack up the points (though I wish it were that simple!), rather than pulling guard and going for armbars and triangles, though in class I love pulling guard.
Anyway well done, I'm sure you will see improvements in your game after the experience, I'm sure I will.